{"product_id":"roses-for-hedone-9781916637351","title":"Roses for Hedone","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does it mean to seek pleasure in a world that denies your humanity?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eLong misunderstood and often condemned, hedonism has been central to how queer communities have gathered, survived, and imagined new ways of living together. Through a queer lens, pleasure is not excess or escape, but a vital, sustaining force — what Audre Lorde called a “power for change.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eAcross the world today, queer people continue to face rising hostility, inequality, and exclusion, shaped by intersecting social, political and environmental crises. In this context, the pursuit of joy, connection and desire remains both urgent and radical.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eDrawing on histories of love and its many forms — from ancient philosophies to contemporary experience — \u003ci\u003eRoses for Hedone\u003c\/i\u003e invites us to rethink hedonism as a shared, transformative practice: a way to honour the past, build community in the present, and imagine more hopeful futures, together.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Prishita Maheshwari-Aplin","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49219736142075,"sku":"9781916637351","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0779\/3917\/9771\/files\/CoreSourceHub_bd4ec9b8-f8bd-458b-aeb2-62a801accc7d.jpg?v=1787658978","url":"https:\/\/indiepubs.com\/products\/roses-for-hedone-9781916637351","provider":"IndiePubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}